Blood Bank ASCP exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Donor selection criteria (age, temp,BP, HGB/HCT,Pulse, Weight) - CORRECT
ANSWER - >16 years
< 99.5 degree F
180/100
>12.5 g/dL or 38%
50-100 bmp
min 110lb
Max collection of whole blood volume? - CORRECT ANSWER - no more than 10.5
ml/kg of body weight
1 year deferral - CORRECT ANSWER - Exposure to hepatitis, HIV, or malaria
Tattoo
Tranfusion recipient
Mucous Membrane exposure
Skin contamination
Travel to endemic nation
>72 hours in correctional facility
3 year deferral - CORRECT ANSWER - Malaria, or from area endemic for malaria
Indefinite deferral - CORRECT ANSWER - + for HbSAg
Repeatedly reactive for anti-HBC
Present/past infection of HCV, HTLV, HIV
Drug use
, ACD - CORRECT ANSWER - Anticoagulant citrate dextrose
good for 21 days
CPD/CPD2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Citrate Phosphate Dextrose
21 day shelf life
Additive solutions are approved for storage of red blood cells for how many days? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 42 days
Rejuvenating solutions - CORRECT ANSWER - restore 2.3 dpg and ATP
Autologous donation criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Self donation
HCT 33%
HGB 11 g/dL
No bacteremia
Low volume collection - CORRECT ANSWER - Autologous donations
-use regular blood bags; volume drawn <10.5 mL/kg body weight for minimum weight (450 +
45 mL plus testing sample)
- If 300-404 mL drawn, label as Red Blood Cells Low Volume (components may not be made
from these units)
- If < 300 mL drawn, use proportionately less anticoagulant
types of apheresis - CORRECT ANSWER - Cytopheretic
Therapeutic
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Donor selection criteria (age, temp,BP, HGB/HCT,Pulse, Weight) - CORRECT
ANSWER - >16 years
< 99.5 degree F
180/100
>12.5 g/dL or 38%
50-100 bmp
min 110lb
Max collection of whole blood volume? - CORRECT ANSWER - no more than 10.5
ml/kg of body weight
1 year deferral - CORRECT ANSWER - Exposure to hepatitis, HIV, or malaria
Tattoo
Tranfusion recipient
Mucous Membrane exposure
Skin contamination
Travel to endemic nation
>72 hours in correctional facility
3 year deferral - CORRECT ANSWER - Malaria, or from area endemic for malaria
Indefinite deferral - CORRECT ANSWER - + for HbSAg
Repeatedly reactive for anti-HBC
Present/past infection of HCV, HTLV, HIV
Drug use
, ACD - CORRECT ANSWER - Anticoagulant citrate dextrose
good for 21 days
CPD/CPD2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Citrate Phosphate Dextrose
21 day shelf life
Additive solutions are approved for storage of red blood cells for how many days? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 42 days
Rejuvenating solutions - CORRECT ANSWER - restore 2.3 dpg and ATP
Autologous donation criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Self donation
HCT 33%
HGB 11 g/dL
No bacteremia
Low volume collection - CORRECT ANSWER - Autologous donations
-use regular blood bags; volume drawn <10.5 mL/kg body weight for minimum weight (450 +
45 mL plus testing sample)
- If 300-404 mL drawn, label as Red Blood Cells Low Volume (components may not be made
from these units)
- If < 300 mL drawn, use proportionately less anticoagulant
types of apheresis - CORRECT ANSWER - Cytopheretic
Therapeutic
